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Tutorials·1 min
Unity Behavior Tree AI Tutorial: Building an NPC Intelligent Behavior System from Scratch
Learn to build a Behavior Tree API from scratch in Unity 6. Covers NPC AI design, NavMesh integration, custom nodes, and C# implementation via an art gallery simulation project.
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Industry Insights·2 min
Why Does AI Prefer Godot? Understanding the Efficiency Gap in AI Game Development Through Technical Architecture
Explore why AI naturally favors Godot over Unity: Python-like GDScript boosts code accuracy, plain-text scene files enable direct project manipulation, and zero compilation wait supports rapid iteration.
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Product Reviews·2 min
Trae Pricing Strategy Deep Dive: How to Choose the Most Cost-Effective AI Coding Tool
Deep dive into ByteDance Trae's pricing model, auto-renewal tactics, and cancellation methods. Side-by-side comparison with Cursor, Codex, and other AI coding tools to find the best value.
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Industry Insights·2 min
Shipping 10 Apps in One Year with AI: A Programmer's Decision to Quit and Go Indie
A 30-year-old programmer used AI coding tool Cursor to ship 10 iOS apps in one year, then quit his job to go full-time indie. Learn his strategy and key insights.
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Expert Opinions·2 min
The Indie Developer's Marketing Dilemma: A Great Product Means Nothing If No One Knows About It
The biggest challenge for indie developers isn't technology — it's marketing. A deep dive into the real struggles OPC entrepreneurs face with traffic, messaging, time allocation, and the mental toll.
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Industry Insights·1 min
Wu Xiaobo Predicts China's 6th Entrepreneurial Window in 2026: The Era of Super Individuals and No-Code Startups Has Arrived
Wu Xiaobo predicts 2026 as China's 6th entrepreneurial window. No-code AI tools like Baidu Miaoda enable anyone to build apps and monetize ideas without coding.
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Product Reviews·1 min
Puffies Sticker Puzzle Game: The Design Philosophy of an 8-Person Team Spending Three Months Perfecting a Single Detail
Puffies is a sticker puzzle game finalist for the 2025 Apple Design Awards, built by an 8-person team. Explore their material-first design philosophy and obsessive attention to detail.
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Tech Frontiers·1 min
2026 Apple Design Awards Finalists Announced: 36 Apps and Games Compete for Top Honors
The 2026 Apple Design Awards finalists are announced, with 36 apps and games competing across innovation, visual design, interaction, and more for top honors at WWDC.
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Tutorials·2 min
Scratch Text Adventure Game Tutorial: A Complete Guide to Multi-Branch Story Design
A full breakdown of building a hilarious multi-branch text adventure game in Scratch, covering branching logic, variable control, broadcast messages, and pacing — with a fun campus-themed example.
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Expert Opinions·2 min
Godot Debugging in Practice: The Fatal Difference Between queue_free and free — All AI Assistants Got It Wrong
An indie dev shares debugging a deeply hidden Godot resource cleanup bug. DeepSeek, Doubao, and Gemini all gave wrong answers. The fix: changing queue_free() to free() — one line of code.
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Product Reviews·2 min
Claude Code Game Studios: 49 AI Agents Form a Complete Game Development Team
Claude Code Game Studios uses 49 AI Agents and 72 workflow commands to simulate a real game studio's three-tier hierarchy, supporting Godot, Unity, and Unreal, giving solo devs a full team's capability.
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Expert Opinions·2 min
A Stay-at-Home Dad With Zero Coding Skills Built Websites With AI — After 300 Attempts, He's Now Making Over $220K/Year
Stay-at-home dad Liang Chengwei built 300+ websites with AI and zero coding skills. After his 40th site started earning, he now makes $220K+/year. Full breakdown of his process and monetization.
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Tutorials·2 min
Solo Developer Building a WoW-Style RPG with AI + Unity: Skills, Pets & Commerce Systems in Action
Solo dev uses Doubao AI with Unity and Playmaker to build a WoW-style RPG. Skills (AoE/DOT), pet combat, and commerce systems already working—showcasing how AI enables one person to build an MMO.
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Tech Frontiers·1 min
Unity's Built-in AI Agent: The Era of One-Person Game Development Has Truly Arrived
Unity officially launches its native AI Agent that can directly manipulate the editor, generate scenes, and plan development paths. Combined with MCP protocol access to Claude and Gemini, game development barriers are being fundamentally reshaped.
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Product Reviews·2 min
A Gaming Newbie Makes an RPG with AI: Full-Pipeline AI Development of 'Still Haven't Ascended'
A gaming newbie independently built a 2D ARPG demo using AI tools, covering scene generation, frame-by-frame animation, and LLM-driven dynamic dialogue systems.
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Product Reviews·2 min
I Built a Diablo-like Game with Codex, Then I Buried It
An indie dev's full postmortem on building a Diablo-like with Codex: the speed illusion of AI coding, runaway system bloat, and why validating core gameplay matters more than stacking features.
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Expert Opinions·2 min
How Can a One-Person Company Achieve a Computing Power Leap with AI Clusters? A Practical Guide from Executor to Decision-Maker
How can indie developers build a one-person company with AI clusters? This guide covers AI automation agents, information arbitrage, and bio-optimization for the transition from executor to decision-maker.
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Industry Insights·2 min
The AI Price Hike Wave Is Here: Copilot Quadruples, the Free Lunch Is Over
GitHub Copilot quadruples prices, Claude Code gets cut then restored. AI tools are entering the harvest phase as VC-subsidized free lunches end. How should developers and enterprises respond?
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Product Reviews·3 min
Gemini 2.5 Pro Coding Test: Crushes Claude at Rust Refactoring, Falls Flat on Frontend
In-depth coding tests of Gemini 2.5 Pro covering pixel games, Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe, Rust refactoring, and landing pages. Crushes Claude at Rust but struggles with frontend development.
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Tutorials·3 min
Agency Agents: 144 AI Role Templates with One-Click Installation for Cursor/Claude Code
Agency Agents provides 144 structured AI Agent role templates across 12 domains, with one-click installation for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf and more.
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